The inapplicability condition
stipulates if a current health workforce certificate for the position and the
occupation is not presented to the Department of Home Affairs, the nomination
will not be accepted. A health workforce certificate sets out the name and date
of birth of a nominee, the position that the certificate relates to and the
location of the position.

The certificate will be issued by an
entity specified in paragraph 4(c) of the definition of health workforce certificate
in the instrument. Those entities will consider the qualifications of the
applicant, and the nominating agency including whether the nominated position
is located in an area of workforce need before a health workforce certificate
is issued to a nominee.

This change aims to better regulate the number of overseas trained doctors entering Australia under the skilled migration program and to direct them to areas of workforce shortage. This is an initiative of the Department of Health.

This instrument makes
the following changes to the occupation lists:

• An increase in the number of occupations on the
MLTSSL from 208 to 216, a gain of eight occupations – 6 that have been moved
from the STSOL and 2 new occupations have been added.

• A reduction in the number of occupations on the
STSOL from 242 to 215, a reduction of
27occupations. Only five occupations have been completely removed from the
STSOL. The loss of the other 22
occupations from the STSOL results from moving occupations between occupation
lists. Of 22 occupations, 16 have been transferred to ROL and 6 occupations to
the MLTSSL.

• An increase in the number of occupations on the ROL
from 59 to 77 occupations, a gain of 18 occupations. No occupation was removed
from the existing ROL. In fact 2 new occupations have been added and 16
occupations transferred from STSOL.

All of the above changes lead to an overall reduction of eligible occupations for the subclass 482 visa from 509 to 508 occupations (a reduction of 1 occupation).